[Avodah] Foreshadow

Ben Bradley bdbradley70 at hotmail.com
Sat Dec 30 11:30:10 PST 2017


Is that not explicitly the message of the haftara for vayigash? That the split of Yehdua and Efraim (Yosef) is the the same issue as the split in the nation to reconcile the one is to reconcile the other. It's clear from the end of vayechi that there's still broad daylight between Yosef and the brothers. They are still wary of him and he still see the need to try to bring them close.

There are many midrashim assuming it's all the same issue, a basic split in Klal Yisrael manifestation over history. The Bnei Yissaschar on Chanuka deals with this a lot and the best treatment I've seen in one place is Rav Matis Weinberg's book on Chanuka.

In any case, even without aggadta the cycle of galus is consistently a result of this split, be it to Mitzrayim or to Ashur.

Geula has the same dynamic, thus a moshiach both from Yosef and from David (Yehuda).

BW

Ben
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